Project Timeline
While the consumer movement that ultimately lead to Washington State's Transformation activities is decades old, the Mental Health Transformation Project (MHTP) process can be traced to the President's New Freedom Commission.
In April, 2002, President Bush signed Executive Order 13263 establishing the New Freedom Commission (NFC) on Mental Health to study problems and gaps in the mental health system and make concrete recommendations that federal, state, and local government, as well as public and private health care providers could implement. In July, 2003, the NFC issued its report Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America.
Washington was awarded a Mental Health Transformation
State Incentive Grant
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The grant calls for one year of planning and four years of implementation. The timeline
has been developed to assure that the Comprehensive
Mental Health Plan (CMHP) is completed
and submitted to the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) on October 1, 2006. It is important to understand
the Project's process for Subcommittees, Task Groups and
the Transformation
Work Group (TWG).
Timelines
(click the date to view, click the date to close):
| 2005 [ Mar | June | July | Oct | Nov | Dec | ] | |
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| March | 03-01-2005: SAMHSA issues requests for grant applications |
| June | 06-01-2005:
Washington's application for Transformation grant delivered to SAMHSA
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07-21-2005:
Presentation to the Joint Legislative and Executive Task Force on Mental Health Services and Financing
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| July | 07-27-2005: SAMHSA releases Transforming Mental Health Care in America, The Federal Action Agenda: First Steps |
| October | 10-01-2005: Washington is awarded federal Transformation grant |
| 10-18-2005:
Update on Transformation grant implementation to the Mental Health Task Force
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| November | 11-16-2005:
Ken Stark appointed director
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| December | 12-09-2005:
First Transformation Work Group (TWG) meeting
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| 2006 [ Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept ] | |
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| February | 02-06-2006: Subcommittees convene and begin public input process. |
| March | 03-31-2006: Subcommittees complete 24 public meetings |
| 03-31-2006: Twenty-two additional "listening sessions" completed by RSNs | |
| April | 04-07-2006: All Subcommittee members meet to finalize results from public input. |
| 04-14-2006: Subcommittee recommendations forwarded to TWG | |
04-21-2006: Transformation Work Group meets to
consider Outcomes
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| 04-28-2006: Task Groups begin designing Strategies to achieve Outcomes | |
| May | 05-23-2006:
Presentation by Director Stark to the Mental Health Task Force
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| June | 06-02-2006: Task Group reports due to Subcommittees for strategy review |
| 06-08-2006: Task Groups and Subcommittee chairs meet to reach consensus on Strategies to achieve prioritized Outcomes | |
06-16-2006: Transformation Work Group meets to
consider Strategies
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| July | 07-06-2006:
Update to the Mental Health Task Force by Director Stark
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| August | 08-01-2006: Draft Comprehensive Mental Health Plan (CMHP) completed |
| 08-01-2006: Draft CMHP submitted to TWG and posted to this site for public comment until 08-15-2006. | |
| 08-25-2006: TWG reviews and approves draft Plan | |
| September | 09-01-2006: CMHP submitted to Governor |
| 09-30-2006: Mental Health Transformation Plan Phase I (formerly CMHP) submitted to SAMHSA | |
